nationalities

Chinese

Chinese [adjective]

چینی، وابسته‌ به‌ چين‌ و مردم‌ آن‌ 

مثال: 

he visited a chinese family.

او با یک خانواده ی چینی ملاقات کرد.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Chinese2 adjective
relating to China, its people, or its language

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjective

from or connected with China 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjective

 UK   US   /tʃaɪˈniːz/

› ​belonging to or ​relating to ​China, ​its ​people, or ​its ​language

Mexican

Mexican [adjective]

From, belonging to, or relating to Mexico

US /ˈmek.sɪ.kən/ 
UK /ˈmek.sɪ.kən/ 

مکزیکی

مثال: 

The Mexican government

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Mexican

I. Mexican1 /ˈmeksəkən, ˈmeksɪkən/ BrE AmE adjective
relating to Mexico or its people:
the Mexican government
the Mexican border
Mexican food

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Mexican

Mex·ican 7 [Mexican Mexicans] adjective, noun   [ˈmeksɪkən]    [ˈmeksɪkən]

adjective

from or connected with Mexico

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

Mexican / ˈmek.sɪ.kən / adjective

from, belonging to, or relating to Mexico

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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

- Mexican adj
Mexican food/music
Mexican Spanish [=the Spanish spoken in Mexico]

Spanish

Spanish [adjective]

From, belonging to, or relating to Spain

US /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/ 
UK /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/ 

اسپانیایی

مثال: 

Spanish literature

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Spanish

I. Spanish1 /ˈspænɪʃ/ BrE AmE adjective
relating to Spain, its people, or its language

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Spanish

Span·ish 7 [Spanish] adjective, noun   [ˈspænɪʃ]    [ˈspænɪʃ]

adjective

from or connected with Spain

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

Spanish / ˈspæn.ɪʃ / adjective

from, belonging to, or relating to Spain:

Are you Spanish?

Spanish literature

I met a Spanish person/some Spanish people yesterday.

Spanish customs/food/people

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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

- Spanish adj
Spanish art/cooking/culture/territories
• She has a Spanish accent.

American

American [adjective]

Of or relating to the US

US /əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ 
UK /əˈmer.ɪ.kən/ 

 

آمريكايى‌

مثال: 

American culture

فرهنگ آمریکایی

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

American

I. American1 /əˈmerəkən, əˈmerɪkən/ BrE AmE adjective
1. relating to the US or its people:
Her mother is American.
a famous American writer
2. something is as American as apple pie used to say that something is very typically American

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjective
of or connected with N or S America, especially the US
I'm American.
American culture/tourists  
Word Origin:
from modern Latin Americanus, from America, which dates from the early 16th cent. and is believed to derive from the Latin form (Americus) of the name of Amerigo Vespucci, who sailed along the west coast of South America in 1501.  
Culture:
America
The United States of America is called by several different names, both by the people who live there and by people in other countries. These names include the USA, the United States, the US, the States and America. The official name, the United States of America, first appears in the Declaration of Independence of 1776, when the country was called ‚the thirteen united States of America’. America is widely used as a name for the US, though this seems unfair on all the other nations in the Americas (= the continents of North and South America). Songs like America and America the Beautiful are about the US. Americans also use informal names like the US of A and Stateside, especially when they are out of the country. Other names, e.g. ‚the land of the free’, ‚the land of liberty’, ‚God’s country’, ‚the melting pot ’ and ‚the greatest nation on earth’, show their pride in their country. People in Britain and America sometimes refer humorously to each other’s countries as ‚the other side of the pond’, i.e. the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
North America refers to a continent and region, and includes Canada and Mexico as well as the US. Between the US and South America is the region of Central America. Sometimes the countries of Central and South America are together referred to as Latin America.
America and the Americas are said to have been named after Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorerwho sailed to South America in 1499, visiting the area that later became known as Brazil, and also the Bahamas. Vespucci believed that the land he had discovered was a new continent, not part of Asia as Columbus had thought. By 1538, the famous map-maker Gerhardus Mercator was using the name ‚America’, the Latin form of Vespucci’s name, for the New World (= North and South America, as opposed to Europe).
People from the US are called Americans, though British people may, rather rudely, call them ‚Yanks’. People from other countries in the Americas are called by national names derived from the name of their country, e.g. Canadians. The adjective used to describe things from the US is American. The US is always referred to in organizations such as the American Legion and in expressions like ‚the American dream ’. US is also used as an adjective, as in the US Olympic team. Official names of government organizations may use United States, e.g. the United States Military Academy. 
More About:
America
The continent of America is divided into North America and South America. The narrow region joining North and South America is Central America.
North America, which is a geographical term, consists of the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. Latin America, a cultural term, refers to the non-English speaking countries of Central and South America, where mainly Portuguese and Spanish are spoken. Mexico is part of Latin America.
The United States of America is usually shortened to the USA, the US, the States or simply America: the US President Have you ever been to the States? She emigrated to America in 1995. Many people from other parts of the continent dislike this use of America to mean just the US, but it is very common.

American is usually used to talk about somebody or something from the United States of America: Do you have an American passport? American football I’m not American, I’m Canadian. Latin American and South American are used to refer to other parts of the continent: Latin American dance music Quite a lot of South Americans study here.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

American / əˈmer.ɪ.kən / adjective

of or relating to the US:

They drive a big American car.

of or relating to North or South America

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

American

/əmerɪkən/
(Americans)

An American person or thing belongs to or comes from the United States of America.
...the American Ambassador at the United Nations.
...the influence of American television and movies.

ADJ

see also Latin American

An American is someone who is American.
The 1990 Nobel Prize for medicine was won by two Americans.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

American

2American adj
1 : of or relating to the U.S. or its citizens
American culture/government/history
• the American people
• their American friends
2 : of or relating to North America, South America, or the people who live there
• the American continents
• a tropical American tree
(as) American as apple pie
- see apple pie

Italian

Italian [adjective]

From, belonging to, or relating to Italy

US /ɪˈtæl.jən/ 
UK /ɪˈtæl.jən/ 

ایتالیایی

مثال: 

Italian food

غذای ایتالیایی

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Italian

I. Italian1 /ɪˈtæliən/ BrE AmE adjective
relating to Italy, its people, or its language

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Italian

Italian [Italian]   [ɪˈtæliən]    [ɪˈtæliən]  noun, adjective

(a person) from Italy

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

Italian / ɪˈtæl.jən / / -i.ən / adjective

from, belonging to, or relating to Italy:

Italian food/art/wine

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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

- Italian adj
Italian food/politics
 

british

british [adjective]

Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

US /ˈbrɪt̬.ɪʃ/ 
UK /ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ/ 

بريتانيايى‌

مثال: 

He's got a British ​passport.

او پاسپورت بریتانیایی(انگلیسی) گرفته است.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

I. British1 /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ BrE AmE adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: Brettisc 'of ancient Britain', from Bret 'British person', from a Celtic language]
relating to Britain or its people:
the British government
a British-born scientist

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

British

Brit·ish   [ˈbrɪtɪʃ]    [ˈbrɪtɪʃ]  adjective
1. (abbr. Br.) connected with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the people who live there
the British Government
• He was born in France but his parents are British.

• British-based/British-born/British-made

2. the British noun plural the people of the United Kingdom
Derived Word: Britishness  
Word Origin:
[British Britishness] Old English Brettisc ‘relating to the ancient Britons’, from Bret ‘Briton’, from Latin Britto, or its Celtic equivalent.  
More About:
the British
There is no singular noun which is commonly used to refer to a person from Britain. Instead the adjective British is used: She’s British. The British have a very odd sense of humour. The adjective English refers only to people from England, not the rest of the United Kingdom.
The noun Briton is used mainly in newspapers: The survivors of the avalanche included 12 Britons. It also describes the early inhabitants of Britain: the ancient Britons. Brit is informal and can sound negative. Britisher is now very old-fashioned.
note at Scottish  
Example Bank:

• a truly British comic hero

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

British / ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ /   / ˈbrɪt̬- / adjective

of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

He's got a British passport.

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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

British

Brit·ish /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ adj : of or relating to Great Britain and especially England
British newspapers
• a British port
the British : the people of Great Britain and especially England
• talked about the British

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